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Our Slorus prince arn and owen conceal
. THEMSELVES AMID THE HEATHER ON THE HILL
SIDE ABOVE THE PLACE WHERE THE SAXON
WAR BAND IS EXPECTED TO CAMP. THEIR MISSION:
! TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY ARE OF THE WEST
SAXONS OR THE EAST SAXONS.
'iOOK, SEVERAL OF THEM ARE COMING OUR
WAY," EXCLAIMS OWEN, "TO GATHER FIREWOOD,
I GUESS. "
'NO, THEY ARE FULLY ARMED, ' WHISPERS ARN,
'THEY MUST BE SENTRIES. IF THEY TAKE THEIR
PLACES ABOVE US, WE WILL BE SURROUNDED. '
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'Mf CiV CREEP UP THROUGH THE HEATHER
AND GET BEHIND THAT SENTRY, THEN MY VIRGIN
SWORD CAN BE BIOODeO AND I BECOME A
MAN!' BUT ARN REFUSES, 'WE HAVE A
MISSION TO COMPLETE FIRST.
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CVEN REALIZES TOO t ATE THAT HIS ONLY AVENUE OF ESCAPE IS THE
' HORSES, AND HE MU5T TAKE BOTH TO AVOID PURSUIT. SEEMS TWO HORSES,
THE SAXONS WILL KNOW THAT THERE IS ONE MORE SPY NEAR BY,
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ARN HAS A FEW MINUTES TO MAKE PLANS
BEFORE THE SEARCH STARTS. HE MUST SURELY
BE DISCOVERED, AND THE SAXONS DO NOT
TAKE PRISONERS.
ARN IS LEADING THE WAV TOWARD THE CAMP WHEN A SHOUT OF WARNING,
FOLLOWED BY A SCREAM OF PAIN, MAKES HIM TURN. OWEN HAS TURNED
BACK TO WIN PERSONAL GLORY. "THE HOT-HEADED FOOL." EXCLAIMS
ARN, 'HE HAS BETRAYED US!
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. SPEAR POINTS APE PRODDING THE HEATHER,
NEARER AND NEARER THEY COME.
PRINCE ARN STANDS ERECT AND WALKS BOLDLY
TOWARD THE ENEMY CAMP.
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